Ambrosio Plaza

Ambrosio de La Plaza y Obelmejia (7 December 1791-25 June 1821) was a general of Venezuela and Gran Colombia during the South American Wars of Liberation.

Biography
Ambrosio Plaza was born in Caracas, Venezuela on 7 December 1791, and he joined the army at the age of 19. He served under Francisco de Miranda and Simon Bolivar during the South American Wars of Liberation, and he fled with Bolivar to Jamaica and Haiti after fighting at Bogota in 1814. Plaza later returned to South America and fought in the liberation of New Granada and several battles, including the Battle of Boyaca and the Battle of Carabobo, during which he was killed.